I'm still in love. That car turned out even more fun in winter than my Subaru was. The ride is harsh, but livable.

I've now had the summer tires/wheels on for a week, and my 2 fears didn't materialized... The car is as fun on summers as it is on winters, and while the ride is slightly harsher, it is still acceptable.

I have only done 1 medium trip (250km to destination), and while the seats are not as confortable as in the Legacy, I don't think doing a longer trip would be a problem.

Driving it with the windows down let in more noise (the interior is too quiet without the FENG), and the exhaust pops are even more obnoxious, and that's a good thing

My average fuel consumption just dropped below 14.5 l/100km, and it will probably improve a bit with the warmer temperatures.

Every time I take the car it put a smile on my face, I feel ridiculous in it, yet I don't care. I've come to terms with the fact that this is my midlife crisis car

Snow Mexican Surender Monkey

The track is called Mecaglisse, and is located about 1h30m north of Montreal. It's a very tight small track, developed primarily for SuperMotard racing. The slow speed and sand runoff makes it great for initiation to track days. It is where I first tried track on a motorcycle 14 years ago, so it feels appropriate to continue the tradition with the Focus.

It was a perfect day, sunny and warm, and the RS did not disappoint at first, but showed it's limitation as the sessions went on.

I had heard in the past that when pushed on the track, the AWD system would overheat and turn off after approximately 15 minutes of riding.
During our first 15 minute session, it happened to me on the last lap before the checkered flag.

I was hoping it would stay that way, but as the day went on it started doing it at around the 7th minute of my sessions, which is honestly quite disappointing. A faster more open track might be more forgiving.

Video of my fourth and last session, Drive Mode Selection and AWD turned themselves off after 7 minutes or so, and my estimated fuel range dropped from 80 km to 20 during those 7 minutes, so I called it quit early (there was time for at least 3 more 15 minute sessions):

Previous session (third of the day), DMS and AWD turned themself off after 7 minutes, so I slowed down, and eventually they came back up, just as the session was ending.

Selfie on the way to the track:

Car lineup:

Looks like a magazine comparo:

Waiting for a session to start:

Final turn:

Chasing after an M2

Almost getting a wheel of the ground

Other cars:

Civic Type R

E39 M5

Cayman

Different Cayman

IS300

Focus

Miata

M3 and BRZ

RSX and RS3

S2000 and M2

Porsche 944? Turbo

I still enjoyed the day, and will probably go again. Would be nice to be able to do full 15 minutes sessions without AWD issues though.